L-3 Selected to Provide Engineering, Repair & Overhaul, and Publication Management Services on the CT-114 Tutor Aircraft Fleet
July 12 2016 - 3:30AM
Business Wire
L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) announced today that its MAS
division has been awarded a contract from the Canadian government
to provide engineering, repair & overhaul, and publication
management services on the CT-114 Tutor aircraft demonstration
fleet. This two-year contract will run from 2016 to 2018 and
includes three additional option years. With this award, L-3 MAS
will continue to support Canada’s fleet of demonstration aircraft,
as it has done for more than 40 years.
“We continue to focus on strengthening our international
footprint for innovative, targeted and affordable customer
solutions by securing important recompete awards like this one,”
said Mark Von Schwarz, president of L-3’s Aerospace Systems
business segment. “As a leading supplier of aircraft In-Service
Support (ISS) services to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), we
welcome this announcement as a continuation of a long tradition of
cooperation between the RCAF and L-3.”
“As the OEM of the aircraft, we are excited that this contract
will provide us with the opportunity to demonstrate our exceptional
ISS capabilities. With our extensive CT-114 experience and
versatile expertise, we are proud to offer the most cost-effective
and technically superior solutions to keep the fleet airborne over
the coming years,” added Jacques Comtois, vice president and
general manager of L-3 MAS.
L-3 MAS is a global leader in providing ISS, system upgrade and
life extension solutions on a broad range of aircraft types and has
provided ISS support to Canada, Australia, Finland, Spain,
Switzerland and the U.S. Navy.
L-3 MAS, a division of L-3’s Aerospace Systems business segment,
is Canada’s leading In-Service Support (ISS) integrator. L-3 MAS
delivers innovative and integrated solutions, spanning fleet and
life-cycle management, Electronic Information Environment (EIE)
applications, systems engineering, maintenance, material
management, publications and data management, and the full spectrum
of ISS solutions, to maximize customer platform effectiveness. L-3
MAS also offers turnkey solutions for the design, prototyping,
manufacture, repair and overhaul, and certification of aerospace
components. L-3 MAS is the ISS provider for a variety of fleets,
including Canada’s CF-18 Hornet fighter, CC-150 Polaris transport,
CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopter and CT-114 Tutor demonstration
aircraft. The company is headquartered in Mirabel, Quebec, and
employs 700 people at operating centers across Canada. To learn
more about L-3 MAS, please visit the company’s website at
www.L-3com.com/mas.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 employs approximately 38,000
people worldwide and is a leading provider of a broad range of
communication and electronic systems and products used on military
and commercial platforms. L-3 is also a prime contractor in
aerospace systems. The company reported 2015 sales of $10.5
billion.
To learn more about L-3, please visit the company’s website at
www.L-3com.com. L-3 uses its website as a channel of distribution
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